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Cork: City and County (Hardcover)
[Buy it!] | Frank Keohane | USD 77.80
(Mon May 13 12:29:57 2024) | AbebooksUK | CitiRetail | ISBN10: 0300224877, ISBN13: 9780300224870, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover Hardcover. This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Irelands largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort, and Kanturk; among later country houses, Kilshannig and Fota represent Irish Georgian architecture at its best. Coastal towns such as Kinsale and Youghal are built on Viking and Norman foundations. Many of the architectural highlights are in the city of Cork, where the Georgian streets and quays are diversified by grand neoclassical public buildings, presided over by the Gothic Revival masterpiece of St. Fin Barres Cathedral. The strategic importance of Cork harbor is reflected in its diverse fortifications, especially those of the Stuart, Hanoverian, and Victorian periods. This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2020]
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